RECON: TNO occultation with 28978

Event between (28978) Ixion and star GA0600:27583288 with event index number of 187755

Geocentric closest approach at 2019/04/30 11:22:17 UTC

J2000 position of star is 17:52:34.8 -29:13:08
Equinox of date position of star is 17:53:47.9 -29:13:19
Stellar brightness G=11.7, use SENSEUP=8
Star is 80 degrees from the moon. Moon is 19% illuminated.
TNO apparent brightness V=19.6

[RECON map]
TNO is 39.3 AU from the Sun and 38.6 AU from the Earth.
The TNO is moving 15.2 km/sec on the sky relative to the star, or, 2.0 arcsec/hr.
The 1-sigma error in the time of the event is 294 seconds.
The 1-sigma cross-track error in the shadow position is 2772 km.
The sky-plane scale is 27986.8 km/arcsec.

The TNO has an absolute magnitude Hv=3.6
Diameter=1148.2 km assuming a 5% albedo -- 75.6 sec chord
Diameter=468.7 km assuming a 30% albedo -- 30.9 sec chord
Dynamical classification is 3:2E
 
 
 
 
 
 

Star training set for 28978, (2019/04/30 11:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:30:35.7 -26:28:24  0.9 18.57  98
34Ups Sco      17:32:04.8 -37:18:34  2.7  9.27  84
3 Sgr          17:48:46.7 -27:50:11  4.2  1.77  81
PPM 267355     17:50:42.4 -29:19:10  8.4  0.68  80
PPM 267444     17:53:37.3 -29:05:59  9.2  0.13  80
28978          17:53:48.7 -29:13:19 11.7        79
Positions are for equinox of date

This table contains the target star visibility for the RECON network. The observing range has been set to a maximum of 3.1 sigma about the mid-time.
The median site spacing is 13.3 km RECON observability=0.4 and success probability=0.2%
Site Site mid-time
(UT)
Sun alt
(deg)
Sky Moon Star alt
(deg)
Star az
(deg)
Target Observing Time
(UT)
X-track
(km)
Summerland 11:20:43 -11.3 NT Down 10.9 180.4 Really Low 11:05:43 - 11:35:43 11082
Kelowna 11:20:41 -11.1 NT Down 10.9 180.7 Really Low 11:05:41 - 11:35:41 11077
Penticton 11:20:42 -11.5 NT Down 11.2 180.5 Really Low 11:05:42 - 11:35:42 11072
Okanagan Falls 11:20:42 -11.6 NT Down 11.4 180.5 Really Low 11:05:42 - 11:35:42 11068
Oliver 11:20:42 -11.7 NT Down 11.6 180.5 Really Low 11:05:42 - 11:35:42 11064
Anarchist Mountain Observatory 11:20:44 -11.7 NT Down 11.8 180.7 Really Low 11:05:44 - 11:35:44 11057
Oroville 11:20:43 -11.8 NT Down 11.8 180.6 Really Low 11:05:43 - 11:35:43 11057
Tonasket 11:20:45 -11.9 NT Down 12.1 180.6 Really Low 11:05:45 - 11:35:45 11052
Okanogan 11:20:43 -12.2 AT Down 12.4 180.5 Really Low 11:05:43 - 11:35:43 11046
Manson/Chelan 11:20:49 -12.8 AT Down 12.9 180.0 Really Low 11:05:49 - 11:35:49 11045
Brewster 11:20:45 -12.5 AT Down 12.7 180.3 Really Low 11:05:45 - 11:35:45 11044
Entiat 11:20:46 -13.0 AT Down 13.1 179.9 Really Low 11:05:46 - 11:35:46 11041
Wenatchee 11:20:47 -13.2 AT Down 13.4 179.9 Really Low 11:05:47 - 11:35:47 11036
Ellensburg 11:20:49 -13.6 AT Down 13.8 179.7 Really Low 11:05:49 - 11:35:49 11030
Yakima 11:20:48 -13.8 AT Down 14.2 179.6 Really Low 11:05:48 - 11:35:48 11019
Toppenish/White Swan 11:20:48 -13.9 AT Down 14.4 179.8 Really Low 11:05:48 - 11:35:48 11011
The Dalles 11:20:52 -14.8 AT Down 15.2 179.1 Really Low 11:05:52 - 11:35:52 11003
Goldendale 11:20:50 -14.5 AT Down 15.0 179.4 Really Low 11:05:50 - 11:35:50 11003
Maupin 11:20:52 -15.0 AT Down 15.6 179.2 Really Low 11:05:52 - 11:35:52 10990
Pasco 11:20:42 -13.3 AT Down 14.5 180.9 Really Low 11:05:42 - 11:35:42 10985
George/Umatilla 11:20:44 -13.6 AT Down 14.9 180.7 Really Low 11:05:44 - 11:35:44 10979
Madras/Culver 11:20:52 -15.4 AT Down 16.1 179.2 Really Low 11:05:52 - 11:35:52 10974
PNWRO 11:20:40 -13.3 AT Down 14.8 181.1 Really Low 11:05:40 - 11:35:40 10974
Sisters 11:20:55 -15.8 AT Down 16.5 178.8 Really Low 11:05:55 - 11:35:55 10972
Redmond 11:20:53 -15.6 AT Down 16.5 179.1 Really Low 11:05:53 - 11:35:53 10965
Bend 11:20:54 -15.9 AT Down 16.7 179.0 Really Low 11:05:54 - 11:35:54 10961
Oregon Observatory 11:20:55 -16.0 AT Down 16.9 178.9 Really Low 11:05:55 - 11:35:55 10958
La Pine/Gilchrist 11:20:54 -16.2 AT Down 17.1 178.8 Really Low 11:05:54 - 11:35:54 10952
North Lake 11:20:51 -16.2 AT Down 17.5 179.3 Really Low 11:05:51 - 11:35:51 10928
Chiloquin 11:20:59 -17.1 AT Down 18.2 178.5 Really Low 11:05:59 - 11:35:59 10923
Klamath Falls 11:20:57 -17.3 AT Down 18.5 178.6 Really Low 11:05:57 - 11:35:57 10910
Paisley 11:20:50 -16.3 AT Down 18.1 179.7 Really Low 11:05:50 - 11:35:50 10903
Tulelake 11:20:56 -17.3 AT Down 18.8 178.8 Really Low 11:05:56 - 11:35:56 10895
Lakeview 11:20:49 -16.5 AT Down 18.6 179.8 Really Low 11:05:49 - 11:35:49 10882
Fall River/Burney 11:20:57 -17.8 AT Down 19.7 178.9 Really Low 11:05:57 - 11:35:57 10862
Cedarville 11:20:50 -16.8 AT Down 19.3 180.0 Really Low 11:05:50 - 11:35:50 10856
Susanville 11:20:53 -17.8 AT Down 20.4 179.6 Low 11:05:53 - 11:35:53 10824
Greenville 11:20:53 -18.1 Dark Down 20.6 179.3 Low 11:05:53 - 11:35:53 10820
Gimple 11:20:54 -18.1 Dark Down 20.6 179.4 Low 11:05:54 - 11:35:54 10818
Quincy 11:20:54 -18.3 Dark Down 20.8 179.3 Low 11:05:54 - 11:35:54 10812
Portola 11:20:52 -18.1 Dark Down 21.0 179.7 Low 11:05:52 - 11:35:52 10798
Reno 11:20:49 -17.8 AT Up 21.2 180.3 Low 11:05:49 - 11:35:49 10775
Carson City 11:20:49 -18.0 Dark Up 21.6 180.4 Low 11:05:49 - 11:35:49 10760
Gardnerville 11:20:49 -18.2 Dark Up 21.8 180.4 Low 11:05:49 - 11:35:49 10749
Yerington 11:20:46 -17.8 AT Up 21.8 180.9 Low 11:05:46 - 11:35:46 10740
Hawthorne 11:20:44 -17.7 AT Up 22.2 181.4 Low 11:05:44 - 11:35:44 10710
Lee Vining 11:20:45 -18.4 Dark Up 22.8 181.0 Low 11:05:45 - 11:35:45 10696
Tonopah 11:20:35 -17.1 AT Up 22.7 182.7 Low 11:05:35 - 11:35:35 10659
Bishop 11:20:42 -18.3 Dark Up 23.4 181.7 Low 11:05:42 - 11:35:42 10655
Lone Pine 11:20:41 -18.5 Dark Up 24.1 182.0 Low 11:05:41 - 11:35:41 10615
CPSLO 11:20:57 -20.9 Dark Up 25.5 179.6 Low 11:05:57 - 11:35:57 10611
Beatty 11:20:34 -17.5 AT Up 23.8 183.2 Low 11:05:34 - 11:35:34 10599
Indian Springs 11:20:30 -17.0 AT Up 24.1 184.2 Low 11:05:30 - 11:35:30 10559
Henderson 11:20:26 -16.8 AT Up 24.6 184.9 Low 11:05:26 - 11:35:26 10518
Wildwood 11:20:46 -20.3 Dark Up 26.7 181.5 Low 11:05:46 - 11:35:46 10509
Searchlight/Boulder City 11:20:26 -17.1 AT Up 25.1 185.0 Low 11:05:26 - 11:35:26 10489
Laughlin/Bullhead City 11:20:24 -17.0 AT Up 25.4 185.3 Low 11:05:24 - 11:35:24 10466
Patrick 11:20:21 -16.4 AT Up 25.1 186.0 Low 11:05:21 - 11:35:21 10460
Kingman/Dolan Springs 11:20:18 -16.7 AT Up 25.3 185.8 Low 11:05:18 - 11:35:18 10454
Mohave Valley 11:20:24 -17.2 AT Up 25.7 185.3 Low 11:05:24 - 11:35:24 10453
Idyllwild 11:20:35 -19.3 Dark Up 27.0 183.3 Low 11:05:35 - 11:35:35 10448
Niwot 11:19:33 -8.3 NT Up 19.3 193.6 Really Low 11:04:33 - 11:34:33 10437
SwRI 11:19:34 -8.4 NT Up 19.5 193.5 Really Low 11:04:34 - 11:34:34 10435
DCO 11:20:16 -16.1 AT Up 25.3 186.6 Low 11:05:16 - 11:35:16 10427
Lake Havasu City 11:20:23 -17.2 AT Up 26.1 185.6 Low 11:05:23 - 11:35:23 10427
Parker 11:20:23 -17.4 AT Up 26.4 185.6 Low 11:05:23 - 11:35:23 10409
Blythe 11:20:24 -17.9 AT Up 26.9 185.4 Low 11:05:24 - 11:35:24 10390
Calipatria 11:20:29 -18.8 Dark Up 27.5 184.5 Low 11:05:29 - 11:35:29 10388
Yuma 11:20:23 -18.4 Dark Up 27.9 185.4 Low 11:05:23 - 11:35:23 10344

Azimuth is measured in degrees eastward from north. North is at an azimuth of 0, due East is at an azimuth of 90 degrees, due South is 180, and due West is 270.

Do not use the listing below for the RECON CPC 1100 telescopes. This is provided for other non-team facilities.

Star training set for 28978, (2019/04/30 11:22UT)
Object            RA         Dec     mag  sep  mel
Antares        16:29:24.4 -26:25:56  0.9 18.57  98
34Ups Sco      17:30:45.8 -37:17:46  2.7  9.27  84
3 Sgr          17:47:33.6 -27:49:51  4.2  1.77  81
PPM 267355     17:49:28.5 -29:18:54  8.4  0.68  80
PPM 267444     17:52:23.6 -29:05:47  9.2  0.13  80
28978          17:52:34.8 -29:13:08 11.7        80
Positions are for J2000

Event circumstances last updated at 2019/02/12 07:28:57 UT

Marc W. Buie, Southwest Research Institute

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